• CLL Acad., Inc. v. Acad. House Council

    Publication Date: 2020-04-20
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0410

    The trial court erred in ordering "attorneys' eyes only" disclosure by defendant of unredacted documents subject to claims of attorney-client and work product privilege for purposes of reconsidering redactions ordered upon an in camera review. The appellate court vacated the trial court's disclosure order in part.

  • Garman v. Angino

    Publication Date: 2020-04-13
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0389

    Trial court erred in ruling that attorneys' negligence was not the proximate cause of clients' loss where damages in second medical malpractice action were not barred under doctrines of collateral estoppel, res judicata, or one recovery rule by prior medical malpractice action arising from the same surgery. Summary judgment vacated, case remanded.

  • In the Interest of D.N.G.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0344

    Trial court erred in terminating parent's rights where child was afforded ineffective assistance of counsel and where child expressed opposition to adoption, which was also opposed by the GAL. Order of the trial court affirmed, decree terminating parental rights vacated, case remanded.

  • Brooks v. Brooks

    Publication Date: 2020-03-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0338

    While the parties' marital settlement agreement constrained husband's authority to use funds from qualified tuition plans established under 26 U.S.C. §529 for anything other than educational expenses, husband had authority to continue using his best judgment to address the children's ongoing educational needs and did not breach the MSA in managing those funds. The appellate court dismissed wife's appeal.

  • Commonwealth v. Hernandez

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0310

    Where defendant opened fire on a victim in an area populated with multiple individuals and the commonwealth accused defendant of third-degree murder with the respect to the victim and recklessly endangering with regard to others present, the crimes implicated different victims as charged and convicted and, therefore, no merger of sentences resulted. The superior court affirmed.

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  • Vacula v. Chapman

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0298

    Trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims after the parties' oral agreement to jointly own a house fell apart and she was evicted, because her breach of contract claim did not seek enforcement of the alleged contract but sought damages for the money she contributed to the house and statute of frauds had no relevance to her unjust enrichment claims Reversed.

  • In Re: R.A.M.N.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0290

    Trial court correctly denied CYS's petition to involuntarily terminate parental rights where CYS's demand that parent provide explanation for child's tragic fatal injuries that occurred while parent was at work was unconnected to original concerns that parent would fail to protect remaining children, where parent had years of unsupervised overnight visitations with no safety concerns. Decrees affirmed.

  • McKean County Juvenile Probation v. Newman

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0289

    Trial court erred in entering support order for reimbursement of placement costs for child adjudicated delinquent where total amount was four times the support guidelines obligation without explanation for deviation from the guidelines. Orders of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Ford-Bey v. Prof. Anesthesia Serv. of N. Am.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-02
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0232

    Client's notes prepared in preparation for his deposition were not protected from discovery under the attorney-client or work product doctrines where there was no evidence that the notes were prepared at counsel's direction, contained communications between counsel and client, or contained the mental impressions of counsel or counsel's representative. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Wade

    Publication Date: 2020-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0072

    Physical evidence from prior burglary investigation properly admitted into defendant's murder trial where evidence contained DNA samples matching defendant's profile and therefore was relevant and admissible to contradict defendant's assertion that he had never been inside the victims' home. Judgment of sentence affirmed.